Improvement in washing-machines



A. HAYNES.

Washing-Machines.

No. 133,985. Patented'Dec.17,1 872.

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PATENT ()FFICE.

AARON HAYNES, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN WASHlNG-MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 133,985, dated December17, 1872.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AARON HAYNEs, of

Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Washing-Ma- I chines;and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same.

Figure 1 is a plan view. Fig. 2 represents a View of a machine embracingmy improvements.

In the accompanying drawing, A represents the tub or box, of an oblongform, supported upon legs secured by loops and sockets on the sides ofsaid box. Within said box and upon the bottom is placed an inclinedconcave frame, consisting of two side pieces, B, secured atthe narrowends by a bar attached to the under sides of said pieces, and at thewide ends by a slat, G, standing edgewise, and at- In the upper edges ofthese pieces are secured, on gudgeons D, a series of rollers, forming aconcave descending bed of rollers, E, as seen in Fig. 1. Immediatelyabove the concave bed of rollers the rubber and presser 1* are arranged,which consists of a convex series of stationary rounds or rubbers, G,secured at each end in a board, H, of suitable construction tocorrespond with the concave bed of rollers D. On each side of said bedof rounds G is attached to the edges of the boards H a slat, I, thelower edge of which comes down atrifle below the rounds. The upper endsof the boards H are firmly attached to two shafts, J, which shafts, atthe ends nearest to the boards H, are connected by flexible joints tothe lower ends of two oscillating parallel arms K, the upper ends ofwhich pass up through a rock-shaft, L. Under the rock-shaft, around theupper parts of the arms, are placed spiral springs M. The rock-shaftstandard N, which is secured to the box by two loops, 0, and a screwthrough the standard between the loops. The shafts J are secured at theends furthest from the presser by a round, P, which serves as a handle,by which the machine is worked.

The machine is worked thus: The operator takes hold of the handleP andraises the presser from the bed of rollers, and then places the clothesunder the presser, upon the bed of rollers, and then brings down thepresser upon the clothes, and gives any desirable pressure upon them,and then gives a few rubs upon the clothes, and then shoves or draws theclothes with the presser about the width of the presser, and then bringsit to place again and proceeds as before. If desired to rub in soap,only bring the presser and clothes upon the highest part of the bed-ofrollers, which should be out of water.

Having thus described my invention, I claim The combination of the tub Aand sockets and detachable legs with the bed of rollers E, rubber G withslat I and board H, standard N, shaft L, spring M, arms K, shafts J, andround I, all arranged as and for the purposespecified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this-17th day of October,-1872.

AARON HAYNES.

Witnesses MILO HARRIS,

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